In addition to the majors that may be offered within your preferred course, you may be able to select a major from a different discipline area within the University if your course structure allows you to undertake electives.

A University-wide Major consists of 8 units which you choose from a selection of up to 14. There are no pre-requisites for that major, but there may be units within it which are pre-requisites for other units in the major.

Example: If you enrol in a Bachelor of Arts, and you would like to include the Sustainability (University-wide) major within your course of study, you will need to complete BIO10187 and SOC10236 first, before proceeding with the other Sustainability units you have chosen.

You are advised to carefully check the Schedule of Units for availability as units in University-wide majors may be offered by a combination of on-campus study (at Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Gold Coast and Tweed Heads) and distance education. The Schedule of Units is available at scu.edu.au/scheduleofunits

If you are interested in selecting a University-wide major, you should also contact your School Student Liaison Team to enquire how this might be accommodated within your course structure. Contact details for your School Student Liaison Team are in the course guides for new and re-enrolling students.

The following details may be subject to change. Please contact your School for confirmation of the structure before acting on this information.

Communication and Cultural Studies

Students gain contextual, ethical and effective communication skills, especially in intercultural settings. The Major enables students’ critical and cultural awareness of self and others in order to communicate successfully. It inspires an activated scholarship and citizenship informed through knowledge, community engagement, skills and abilities gained in interdisciplinary learning contexts.

Code: UCOM01
Academic Organisational Unit: School of Arts and Social Sciences
Rule: Eight (8) units comprising the following

Schedule of Units

Compulsory:
HUM00270 - Doing Cultural Studies
HUM00271 - Unruly Subjects: Citizenship
CUL00210 - Australia, Asia and the World

Plus choose five (5) units from the following:
HUM00272 - Space, Place and Travel¹
HUM00273 - Postcolonial Borderlands¹
HUM00274 - EcoCultural Studies¹
COM20001 - Sensory Cultures
SOC10400 - Gender, Sexuality and Culture
COM00439 - Theory in Practice: Issues in Media Studies
COM10082 - Reel Time: Cinema in a Social Context
CUL00211 - Perspectives on Australia
CUL00401 - Indigenous World-Views
CUL00412 - Indigenous Ways of Cultural Expression
HUM00275 - Cultural Studies Research Project
ART00602 - Australian Visual Cultures
SOC10399 - Philosophy on Screen: Film and Television

1. Biennial unit.

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Education

The units available in the Education University-wide major provide an opportunity to study different facets of the educational experience for young people. Completion of this major would provide a well-rounded appreciation of the impact of teachers, the social and political context of teaching, and the role played by the teaching profession in addressing contemporary areas of community concern. Anyone working with and relating to children or adolescents would have particular interest in the units available, as would any students who may have an interest in acquiring a teaching qualification in the future.

Code: UEDU01
Academic Organisational Unit: School of Education
Rule: Any eight (8) of the following units

Schedule of Units

EDU00401 - English Education I: Foundations
EDU00404 - Mathematics Education I: Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDU01286 - Environmental Education
EDU01308 - Indigenous Australians in Education
EDU10129 - Human Society and its Environments Education I: Foundations
EDU01304 - Music and Children
EDU10514 - Understanding Children and Young People
DES10636 - History of Design and Technology
ENG00355 - Storytelling

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Indigenous Australian Studies

The Indigenous Australian Studies University-wide major seeks to empower Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples through providing units of study that increase the knowledge of and understanding about Indigenous peoples, their cultures and associated rights, in historical and contemporary contexts. The course of study aims to provide students with a broad understanding of historical and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous Australian Peoples and a respect for Indigenous Australian identity and development.

Code: UIND01
Academic Organisational Unit: Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples
Rule: CUL00401, CUL00420, SOC00417 and SOC00419 are compulsory, plus any four (4) units from the remaining units listed.

Schedule of Units

Compulsory:
CUL00401 - Indigenous World-Views
CUL00420 - History of Invasion of Aboriginal Nations
SOC00417 - Race and Racism
SOY00419 - Caring for Kuntri: Indigenous Environmental Management

Plus choose four (4) units from the following:
CSL00416 - Cultural and Spiritual Well-Being
CUL00402 - Contemporary Australian Indigenous Issues
CUL00408 - Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples
CUL00412 - Indigenous Ways of Cultural Expression
CUL00413 - Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples
EDU01308 - Indigenous Australians in Education
HEA10202 - The Story of Healing/Indigenous Healing
LAW00055 - Aborigines, Torres Strait Islanders and Contemporary Legal Issues
LAW00056 - Aborigines, Torres Strait Islanders and the Criminal Justice System

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Law and Justice

A University-wide Law and Justice major will provide the opportunity for you to gain legal perspectives that will complement your degree. Students will gain a foundational understanding of law and basic legal principles that will be useful in any employment situation. Completing the Law and Justice Major may provide the opportunity for employment in administration of government departments, fields of commerce, real estate, banking, human resources and other areas where an understanding of law complements duties undertaken.

Code: ULAW01
Academic Organisational Unit: School of Law and Justice
Rule: LAW10157 and LAW00051 are compulsory, plus any six (6) units from the remaining units listed.

Schedule of Units

Compulsory:
LAW10157 - Australian Legal System
LAW00051 - Legal Research and Writing

Plus choose six (6) units from the following:
LAW00050 - Criminal Process
LAW00053 - Foundations of Torts
LAW00059 - Welfare Law
LAW00106 - EEO and OH&S Law and Practice
LAW00118 - Environmental Law
LAW00214 - Mediation and Dispute Resolution
LAW00514 - Criminology
LAW00521 - International Law
LAW00522 - Human Rights
LAW00526 - International Criminal Justice
LAW10068 - Law and Government Decision Making
LAW10159 - Principles of Contract Law

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Natural Medicine

A University-wide major in Natural Medicine will provide the opportunity for you to gain new perspectives that will contribute to your degree, your lifestyle and your community. Students will gain a foundational understanding of naturopathy and the use of natural products. Completing the Natural Medicine major may provide the opportunity for involvement in the promotion and development of sustainable practices (growth of herbs, food), promoting organic/SLOW food festivals, raising awareness of healthy and ethical eating habits and the role of natural medicine in healing, involvement in ommunity/school/home food gardens.

Code: UNAT01
Academic Organisational Unit: School of Health and Human Sciences
Rule: Any eight (8) of the following units.

Schedule of Units

BIO00307 - Human Physiology
BIO01302 - Human Anatomy
BIO10662 - Systemic Anatomy
CSL00231 - Counselling Theory and Practice
CSL00416 - Cultural and Spiritual Wellbeing
CUL00408 - Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples
HLT00255 - Introductory Homeopathy
HLT00257 - History and Foundations of Herbal Medicine
HLT00302 - Medicinal Plants: Botany and Applications
HLT10115 - Relaxation and Therapeutic Massage
HLT10598 - Introduction to Complementary Medicine
NUT00214 - Food and Nutrition in Health

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Organisational Management

The units available in the Organisational Management University-wide major provide students with the opportunity to gain the business skills needed to plan, coordinate and lead group efforts to achieve organisational goals. This course of study will equip students with the skills to communicate effectively, monitor the changing business environment and make sound business management decisions.

Code: UMNG01
Academic Organisational Unit: Southern Cross Business School
Rule: Any eight (8) of the following units.

Schedule of Units

FIN10708 - Finance and Investment for Business
ACC10707 - Accounting for Business
BHS00156 - Leadership
MNG00114 - Strategic Management
MNG00313 - International Management
MNG00314 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MNG10247 - Managing Organisations
MNG10253 - Sustainable Business Management
SOC10245 - Working in Organisations
MNG00316 - Principles of International Business
MNG10713 - Understanding the Business Environment
MNG10716 - Organisational Stakeholder Management
MNG10717 - Culture and Change Implementation

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Sport Management

The University-wide major in Sport Management can add to your career opportunities. The units are designed to assist you in acquiring organisational and managerial expertise in the recreation, fitness and sport management fields. Career opportunities in sport management have expanded considerably with the growing professionalisation of the industry over the past 10 to 15 years. Recent graduates have found employment in the public, private and non-profit sectors in organisations such as state government sport and recreation departments, local government authorities, national and state sporting organisations, professional sports leagues and clubs, academies and institutes of sport, recreation centres, leisure resorts, and tourism and events management agencies.

Code: USPT01
Academic Organisational Unit: School of Health and Human Sciences
Rule: The eight (8) following units.

Schedule of Units

HMS01202 - Sport and the Law
MKT00205 - Sport Promotion and Public Relations
MKT00320 - Sport Marketing
MNG00301 - Sport Management Principles
MNG00303 - Sport Organisation Leadership
MNG00305 - Sport Facilities and Events
MNG00306 - Sport Business
MNG00307 - Sports Policy and Planning

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Sustainability

The Sustainability University-wide major examines the social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability. It equips students with concepts and tools enabling sustainable solutions to be found across the broad range of business, social, and legal disciplines providing knowledge essential to constructing and implementing sustainability policy. Career opportunities include sustainability project management, corporate social responsibility reporting, sustainability services consulting, sustainable supply chain management, sustainable resource management, social sustainability management, stakeholder engagement within commercial, government and charitable organisations.

Code: USUS01
Academic Organisational Unit: Southern Cross Business School
Rule: BIO10187 and SOC10236 are compulsory, plus any six (6) units from the remaining units listed.

Schedule of Units

Compulsory:
BIO10187 - Global Environmental Issues
SOC10236 - Applied Ethics and Sustainability

Plus choose six (6) units from the following:
BIO10184 - Ecological Restoration and Monitoring
EDU01286 - Environmental Education
FOR00110 - Natural Resources Policy
HMS00423 - Sustainable Tourism
HUM00274 - EcoCultural Studies
MNG10253 - Sustainable Business Management
POL00013 - Global Social Movements
SOY00419 - Caring for Kuntri: Indigenous Environmental Management
SOY10114 - Independent Project
ECO00202 - Ecological and Environmental Economics for Sustainable Development

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Updated: 24 January 2013